Ronaldo hits double to take Real goal tally to staggering 199... and stops Barca from winning title (at least for another week)

Leaders Barcelona will have to wait at least another week to wrap up the La Liga title after Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice to lead second-placed Real Madrid to a 4-3 comeback success at home to Real Valladolid on Saturday.

If Real had failed to win, victory for Barca against Real Betis at the Nou Camp on Sunday would have secured a fourth title in five years as they would have been at least 13 points clear with only four games left and 12 points available.

Valladolid, who have not taken a point at the Bernabeu in more than a decade, took a surprise eighth-minute lead when Oscar Gonzalez stole in on the right and beat Real goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a low shot.

Power: Ronaldo climbs highest to power a header from a corner past the Valladolid keeper

Top La Liga goalscorers

44 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

33 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

26 Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)

19 Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)

Roberto Soldado (Valencia)

16 Ruben Castro (Real Betis)

15 Piti (Rayo Vallecano)

Real were level in the 26th minute when
Marc Valiente deflected an Angel Di Maria shot into his own net before
Ronaldo nodded the first of his two headers six minutes later.

Valladolid struck back almost
immediately when Javi Guerra finished off a swift breakaway in the 35th
minute and Kaka restored Real's lead four minutes after the break.

Ronaldo looked to have killed off the
game 20 minutes from time when he headed home from a corner, the
Portuguese forward's 33rd league goal of the campaign.

In the lead: Angel di Maria takes the plaudits after scoring Madrid's second

Unbeatable: Once again the match started to turn into the Cristiano Ronaldo show

But there was still time for substitute Lluis Sastre to smash home a third for the visitors to set up a nervy finish.

Real's victory lifted them to 77 points
from 34 matches, eight behind Barca and nine ahead of third-placed
Atletico Madrid, who play at Deportivo La Coruna later on Saturday.

Valencia stayed in the hunt for a
Champions League berth with a thumping 4-0 win at home to nine-man
Osasuna but Malaga's hopes of a return to Europe's elite club
competition faded when they lost 1-0 at Granada.

Surprise start: Real Valladolid's midfielder Oscar Gonzalez scored first for the away side

Miffed: Madrid's club captain Iker Casillas again is faced with watching the game from the bench

London? Chelsea? Jose Mourinho watches on in possible one of his final games as Madrid manager

Ouch: It wasn't all plain sailing for Ronaldo, however, as he spent his far share of time on the deck